Instructional Tools

Interesting Ways to Get to Know Your New Class
http://edte.ch/blog/2011/07/11/interesting-ways-to-get-to-know-your-new-class-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+edte%2FbaKo+%28edte.ch+blog%29

21 Things for the 21st century educator
Provides sample sites and an explanation for each concept
http://www.21things4teachers.net/index.html

50 Ways to Integrate Technology
http://sites.google.com/site/anchortechnologytomorrow/home/50-ways-to-anchor-technology

Voki
Create a character to speak to students or visitors to your site
http://www.voki.com/

Wordle
Wordle is a tool for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide.
http://www.wordle.net/

3 Ways to Use Wordle for More Than Fluff

http://www.techsavvyed.net/?p=1154


A clear and concise explanation of the difference between a Blog, Wiki and Doc

https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=ddnzwcn8_15g3jrbpdf

101 Free Alternatives to Commonly Used Paid Software
http://www.promotionalcodes.org.uk/18517/101-free-alternatives-to-commonly-used-paid-software/

35 Websites for Free Ebooks Download
http://www.smashapps.org/2009/12/35-websites-for-free-ebooks-download.html


Tips for a Good-Looking Wiki

http://blog.wikispaces.com/2009/11/tips-for-a-good-looking-wiki.html



Watch and Learn: 20 Free Educational Video Sites!

http://blog.curriki.org/2010/07/13/watch-and-learn/

Using a document camera in the classroom
http://www.edtechnetwork.com/document_cameras.html

Directory of Learning Tools 2011
Social Learning Tools for the School Classroom
http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/classroom.html


Top 10 Sites for Note Taking

http://techlearning.com/blogs/38184


Instructional Technology Training Videos

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/general.html



The Whiteboard Blog

This site provides training videos and help sheets on how to use the interactive whiteboards.

http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/guides/

Discovery Education
Resources for the 21st Century Classroom
http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com/aac/educators.cfm

Online Stopwatches
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/